California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km NE of King City, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km NE of King City, California on Tue, Jan 8, 1985, 1:02 PM PST (21:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km SSE of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-01-08 21:02:47 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.378° N, 120.959° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15241 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.6Central California · 15240 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.4Central California · 15240 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.3Central California · 15240 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.127 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15240 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15238 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.819 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15238 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15238 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.9Central California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.414 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15235 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15235 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15234 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15234 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15233 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15231 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15230 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.811 km W of Avenal, California · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.610 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15227 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.516 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15227 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15227 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.619 km N of Coalinga, California · 15227 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.5Central California · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.1Central California · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.118 km S of Avenal, California · 15224 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15223 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15222 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15221 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.812 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15221 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.69 km W of Huron, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15218 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 3.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15218 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15218 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15241 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15241 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15241 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15242 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15242 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.612 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15243 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15243 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15243 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.524 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15244 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 15244 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15245 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15245 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.00 km WSW of Parkfield, California · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.939 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15246 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.65 km E of Coalinga, California · 15246 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.625 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15246 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15246 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15246 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc36713. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.